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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1977
Sirhind
Winner — 1977
RANDHIR SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 38.6%INC 33.7%7 others 27.8%
Votes
22,497
38.5% share
Winning margin
2,858
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.2%
of 84,323
A closely fought contest. RANDHIR SINGH won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANDHIR SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 22,497 | 38.5% |
| 2 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | INC | 19,639 | 33.6% |
| 3 | BIRDEVINDER SINGH | IND | 9,642 | 16.5% |
| 4 | JOGINDER SINGH | IND | 5,535 | 9.5% |
| 5 | AJMER SINGH | IND | 439 | 0.8% |
| 6 | NIHAL SINGH | IND | 245 | 0.4% |
| 7 | MALAK CHAND | IND | 195 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAVINDER KUMAR | IND | 125 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ARJAN SINGH | IND | 37 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.0% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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11th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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107th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 38.5%INC 33.6%IND 16.5%IND 9.5%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.